No Compromise: Establishing Balance in the US Army's Approach to Full-Spectrum Warfare

Abstract

Rather than accepting a mutually-exclusive approach to either counterinsurgency or high-intensity conflict as a doctrinal construct, the US Army must reinvest in the development of agile leaders, at every echelon, who possess the technical and tactical proficiency to wage war with the full extent of national military power at their disposal, yet also possess the situational awareness and exposure to the/principles of counterinsurgency required to adapt to either environment. Just as the United States Army must adopt a comprehensive doctrinal approach to full-spectrum warfare that can accommodate both the principles of counterinsurgency and high-intensity conflict, it must aggressively pursue the development of an agile leadership culture that can operate across the full range of military operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 2011
Accession Number
ADA603450

Entities

People

  • John C. Welch

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Doctrine
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Education
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Political Science
  • Situational Awareness
  • Training
  • Training Management
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design